A moment of respite

So we were standing in front of the creepy house with the pair of eyes in the upper window looking at us
Heidan opens the door and it looks like the inside of a hunting lodge
And there's actual people there greeting Heidan with 'welcome back' ô.o
Calling us fresh meat.....
Asks us whether it's our first time down
Okay Heidan was already here and it seems to be some weird mix of Waystation and Tavern
 
There's some weird brown fur on the floor
And interestingly enough a couple of people have their boots kicked off
People can stay here as long as they like, as long as they defend it and contribute to the food
There is also one big firbolg person around, that is responsible for maps
They have a biiig quarterstaff - well to be fair they are big and they are most likely magic
I'd say they probably studied magic (wizard), but for sure some kind of scholar
 
Aaaand one of us asks about the caretakers
Prompting one of the drow to speak up
 
Meanwhile Heidan ist having some 1on1 time
Also the others seem to like the idea of throwing rations into the lap of those people we just met
So okay yeah we got a map, but I'm still a little wary
Aaand Iacopo goes bother the Firbolg for Spells
Welp time to join Iacopo then
Though unfortuantely the Firbolg doesn't want any of my spells x.x
They'd still be willing to trade though
Though they also don't need anything I have >.<
 
Also people are playing cards here
Stephon = fightery dude, welcomed you
Lisette = rangery girl, probably cook, gave Heidan magic stuff
Kel = firbolg guy who is a wizard
Talra = probably a rogue. Drow
 
Then Heidan comes back with a new dagger
And he tells Thazz something about a glove that hurts when you put it on
Ooookay
Also there's some wounded people
And a goliath!
 
Okay food platters are going around
Also it seems like there are several adventurer parties of 2-4 people, with usually 2 parties a table
Also Heidan presents us spread out on a little cloth a couple of rocks with changing gemstones and some other bits and bops
The weird glove
A weirder magicky rod
And some illusion stones
And a 'very dangerous' dagger
 
Thazz takes and immediately puts on the glove
Okay Thazz hits super badly, but also takes some pain in return
Also it seems that the dagger slices through pretty much everything nonmagical (we didn't try magical stuff), but it's veeery short (only about an inch)
Okay and it seems like the rod can be fused to stuff
 
Then it goes to resting
The living conditions are pretty okay
Also Mort starts playing against the resident cheater at cards... well his choice
Yep Mort loses the game as expected xD